Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CHARIOT
chariot
(noun) a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
chariot
(noun) a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
chariot
(verb) ride in a chariot
chariot
(verb) transport in a chariot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chariot (plural chariots)
A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
A light four-wheeled carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
(xiangqi) rook
Hypernyms
• (obsolete): car, cart
Hyponyms
• (Roman, 2-horse): biga
• (Roman, 3-horse): triga
• (Roman, 4-horse): quadriga
Verb
chariot (third-person singular simple present chariots, present participle charioting, simple past and past participle charioted)
(transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
(intransitive) To ride in a chariot.
Anagrams
• Torahic, Torchia, haricot
Source: Wiktionary
Char"i*ot, n. Etym: [F. Chariot, from char car. See Car.]
1. (Antiq.)
Definition: A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc. First moved the chariots, after whom the foot. Cowper.
2. A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat. Shak.
Char"i*ot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charioted; p. pr. & vb. n. Charioting.]
Definition: To convey in a chariot. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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